African Liverseed Grass

Urochloa trichopus

Native to:
Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Poaceae
Genus:
Urochloa
Species:
Urochloa trichopus
USDA Symbol:
URMO80

Growth Characteristics

Life Cycle:
Perennial
Growth Habit:
Graminoid
Height:
100 cm
Drought Tolerance:
High

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
birds, small mammals